Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Cover You ❯ What You Own ( Chapter 17 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

tsukiraven: I'm back! Cha!

Kakashi: You gonna start the chapter or what?

tsukiraven: Bring it on from anywhere!

Naruto: C'mon, Tsuki-san! The readers are waiting!

tsukiraven: All right then, I'll call your bluff.

Sakura: Huh? What is she doing?

Sasuke: Did I knock something out of place when I hit her?

tsukiraven: Man.. Clouds are sure nice.

Sasuke: Your head's full of them!

Sakura: Raven-san, shouldn't you start the chapter?

tsukiraven: --nods gravelly-- This is my one and only original technique.

Iruka: It's that new video game “Naruto: Ultimate Ninja”. She doesn't like to be away from it for too long, and now she's quoting it.

Naruto: Yeah! It's awesome! A video game that I inspired, believe it!

Tsunade: She doesn't own it. Or RENT. Or Azumanga Daioh. Thank you, don't sue.

I'll Cover You; Chappie 17

Iruka, I know this sounds harsh, but you have to forget about Mizuki.

I'll never truly leave you, my love.

Iruka stretched out happily across the bed, Mizuki watching him contentedly. “Mmm... Is it morning?”

Mizuki shook his head. “No, it's afternoon.”

“Then why am I in bed?” Iruka looked down at himself and quirked an eyebrow. “And I'm in hospital pajamas?”

“Yeah, you were injured in your last mission.” Mizuki looked at Iruka intently, concerned. “You don't remember?”

“No,” Iruka said. “But if you say it, Mizuki, than I trust you.”

---

“We have to find him,” Raven said.

“You think?” Kakashi asked frantically. Raven gave him a dry stare.

“Now is not the time for sarcasm, Kakashi-san. Iruka-sensei could be anywhere!”

“I know,” Kakashi muttered. “I know...”

Raven walked briskly over to the window and poked her arm out. When she determined that there were no traps, she stuck her entire head out, her green eyes working furiously.

“I don't see them,” She stated, pulling herself back into the room. “They're long gone by now.”

“I'm going,” Kakashi started to form the hand signs to teleport himself out, but stopped when Raven grabbed his arm.

“No, you're not.” Raven stated lowly. “We're going to go get Tsunade.”

---

“Mmm,” Iruka sighed as Kakashi covered his neck in kisses. “Don't stop.”

Kakashi grinned into the man's shoulder and continued his ministrations, lapping the chuunin's warm skin. His mask had found it's way off, as well as Iruka's flak vest.

Snap.

And the hair tie, too.

Iruka's silk hair flew down to frame his face, a flush staining his cheek dark red.

“Oh! Kakashi!”

Kakashi looked up from Iruka's neck to see the younger man looking down at him with his loving, brown eyes. “Iruka?”

“Tonight...” Iruka whispered. “I think.. I think that I'm ready.”

Kakashi lifted himself completely upright and pulled Iruka against him, cradling the man against his body. “Are you sure,” Kakashi said softly, nuzzling his face into the man's soft, brown hair. “I won't force you if you're not.”

Iruka pulled back slightly, raising his arms to loop around Kakashi's shoulders so he could stare into the other man's eyes. Both of them.

“Kakashi, I've never been more sure of anything in my entire life.” Iruka took a deep breath and reached up, sealing Kakashi's lips against his own.

“I love you,” he whispered as he pulled away. “I'm going to prove it.”

---

Kakashi waited with more anxiety than one man should ever, ever have. Tsunade was the Hokage, the strongest, fastest, and overall best ninja in the village of Konohagakure.

Than why the hell was it taking her so long?

Kakashi paced back and forth across Doctor Koru's office, impatiently chewing on his lip. He was sure that there would be a dark patch on his mask where saliva had wetted it, but he couldn't even begin to care.

Iruka was missing. What man in his right mind could think about anything else?

---

“Iruka! Rise and shine!”

Iruka didn't want to `rise and shine'. Iruka wanted sleep... Iruka wanted nice, quiet dark, peaceful sleep.

“C'mon sleepyhead!”

Sleep... Focus on the sleep...

Poke. “Iruka! Ruka! Ruru-sensei!”

`It's okay Iruka; you've been through hell and high water. You can handle one annoying jounin.'

“Iruuuuu-kaaaaa!” Poke. Poke. Poke.

Iruka ground his teeth. `Remember that you love him, remember that you love him...'

“Iru—-“

“What?” Iruka hissed. “What do you want Kakashi?”

Kakashi ignored Iruka's tone. “I know you're sick, so I—-“

“Yes,” Iruka ground out, sitting up straight and giving Kakashi the best death glare that he could manage with red-rimmed eyes, a stuffed nose and a brain that felt like it wanted to rip itself right out of his head. “I'm sick! And sick people need sleep! Let me sleep!”

Kakashi looked downcast. “But I—-“

Iruka had had more than enough. “You can wait a week for sex.”

Kakashi raised his eyes to meet Iruka's. “Is that what you think I really came for, Iruka?” Kakashi stood up mechanically, raising his mask to cover his face once again. “I'll go and let you sleep then.”

Kakashi strode to the door and walked out, leaving Iruka alone in the room.

Iruka frowned, scratching the back of his head. He had been a little hard on Kakashi, but really! The man needed to—

Oh!

And than Iruka saw it, laying on his nightstand. A tray laden with fluffy waffles, maple syrup, water, orange juice, eggs and cold medicine.

“Wait! Kakashi, wait!” Iruka threw himself out of his bed and stumbled towards the door, treading uneasily to the front of his house.

“Kakashi!” He spotted the man about to leave. “Kashi!” Kakashi turned back.

Iruka threw himself at the man, wrapping his arms around him.

“I'm sorry,” He mumbled into Kakashi's chest. “I'm sorry, Kashi. Forgive me?”

Kakashi smiled. “Well, when you put it like that, how could I not?”

“Hey, Kakashi?”

“Mm?”

“Why were you still here anyway?”

“I was hoping you'd come after me.”

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Kakashi's mind whirled. `Iruka...Iruka, My Iruka...'

What could've happened to him? Obvious, Mizuki happened.

Where were they? The only reason that Kakashi had yet to leave the hospital was that he didn't know where to go when he did leave.

Was Iruka:

Okay? Maybe.

Scared? Probably.

Safe? He'd better be.

Alive?

Kakashi stopped there. He wouldn't even think about it. Iruka had to be alive, he had to be.

Without Iruka, there was no life for Kakashi. There was no future.

“Kakashi-kun!” Tsunade burst into the office. “We think that we know where they might be.”

Kakashi had never paid anything more attention in his life. All of his focus suddenly swept to Tsunade.

“Tell me everything.”

-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Sakura: Oh, poor Kakashi! Raven-san, we'd better get back to Konoha soon!

...

Raven-san?

tsukiraven: Feh. The same jutsu won't work on me twice.

Kakashi: Dear lord...

Naruto: Tsuki-san! Snap out of it!

Sasuke: C'mon, motivation!

tsukiraven: --scowls at Sasuke—- You learned a stupid jutsu!

Sasuke: Hey! --tilts back in chair—None of the jutsu that I learn are stupid. (chair wobbles) -Sasuke tips over—-

tsukiraven: Ahahaha! You almost fell!

Sasuke: --grumbles—-

tsukiraven: Wow, two updates in one day! Are you guys proud of me? Oh yeah! My question thing...

Will team 7 make it back to Konoha in time? Will Iruka ever remember Kakashi? Is Kakashi doomed to lose the one person he loves more than anything?

And what about Mizuki, here? What's this guy got up his sleeve?

Well, please commemorate this mementos occasion (the two update thing) by dropping me a review! Thank you!

Till next time! Peace out!